Name:______________________________

Should We Rant?

According to Rick Mercer, Everyone should rant. Ranting not

only makes you feel better but occasionally, as my mother proved to
me many times, you might get results justice, satisfaction or a fudge
stick.
As we are finishing up our Rant unit, what is your opinion?
Using examples from the article, write a paragraph expressing
your views on Ranting. Should we rant? Or should we be complacent
as Mercer put it?
Ensure you are using Point, Proof, Comment outline, and that you
are properly integrating in-text citations.

READING - Extending Understanding of Texts:

extend understanding of texts, including
increasingly complex texts, by making appropriate
connections between the ideas in them and
1 2 3 4
personal knowledge, experience, and insights;
other texts; and the world around them
WRITING - Organizing Ideas identify, sort, and
order main ideas and supporting details for writing
tasks, using a variety of strategies and 1 2 3 4
organizational patterns suited to the content and
the purpose for writing

Name:______________________________
Should We Rant?

According to Rick Mercer, Everyone should rant. Ranting not

only makes you feel better but occasionally, as my mother proved to
me many times, you might get results justice, satisfaction or a fudge
stick.
As we are finishing up our Rant unit, what is your opinion?
Using examples from the article, write a paragraph expressing
your views on Ranting. Should we rant? Or should we be complacent
as Mercer put it?
Ensure you are using Point, Proof, Comment outline, and that you
are properly integrating in-text citations.

READING - Extending Understanding of Texts: 1 2 3 4

extend understanding of texts, including
increasingly complex texts, by making appropriate
connections between the ideas in them and
personal knowledge, experience, and insights;
other texts; and the world around them
WRITING - Organizing Ideas identify, sort, and
order main ideas and supporting details for writing
tasks, using a variety of strategies and 1 2 3 4
organizational patterns suited to the content and
the purpose for writing